2022-2023学年河南省郑州市八年级（上）期中英语试卷

一、阅读理解。阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。

• 1．

  Hello Canada Vacations	E-mail：info@helloCanada.com Website：www.helloCanada.jye.ai Phone：800-361-0620     We will make your trip comfortable.From tickets to hotel rooms，we can do them all for you.Come to our website and explore（探索，探究） beautiful Canada.
  Destination Greece	E-mail：services@destinationGreece.com Website：www.destinationGreece.com Phone：888-473-3238   Do you want to travel to Greece？We have car and hotel services for your honeymoon.
  Food and Wine Adventures	E-mail：Erica@foodandwineadventures.com Website：www.foodandwineadventures.com Phone：877-290-2361    Are you interested in food，wine and beer （啤酒）vacations？    We will take you to a number of cooking schools in London to enjoy food and wine festivals.
  World Sunshine Travel Inc	E-mail：info@worldsunshinetravel.com Website：www.worldsunshinetravel.com Phone：773-273-7144    We give full services for your trip，such as booking tickets and hotels and planning for your trip.We can take you anywhere around the world.

  （1）If you visit www.helloCanada.jye.ai ，you can know about

  .
  A．hotels in America
  B．traveling in Canada
  C．services in Greece
  D．cooking schools in London
  （2）Which of the following do Hello Canada Vacations and Destination Greece both offer（提供）？

  
  A．Ticket service.
  B．Car service.
  C．Honeymoon service.
  D．Hotel service.
  （3）Which of the following is NOT true about Food and Wine Adventures？

  
  A．You can't contact（联系） it by letter.
  B．It can teach you how to cook.
  C．You can enjoy food and wine festivals in London.
  D．Its contact phone number is 877-290-2361.
  （4）Which of the following can make a trip to Germany？

  
  A．Hello Canada Vacations.
  B．Destination Greece.
  C．Food and Wine Adventures.
  D．World Sunshine Travel Inc.
  （5）Where can you probably see this passage？

  
  A．On a website about travel.
  B．In a book about festivals.
  C．On a TV program about cooking.
  D．In a magazine about food.
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• 2．In the early morning，my father passed away.As summer was coming，my mom became worried about the chores around the house.One of the heaviest chores was cutting the grass.By the end of May，the grass was up to our knees.I was only eleven，so I couldn't cut the grass by myself.
     A few days later，my neighbor who lived down the road from us，asked if he could cut the grass for us.My mother said yes because if not it would never get done.After he finished，my mom tried to pay him but he didn't accept the money.
     A few days passed and he came and cut the grass again.He continued to do that over the summer.He would cut the grass for hours and refuse to let us pay him.One day，my mom invited him for a dinner.While we were eating，we knew that he had lost his wife a few years before and knew how hard he lived alone.
     Now that I'm older，I'm greatly thankful for what he did and I hope to be able to do the same kind of thing for him. Poignantly，he passed away a few months ago，but I thought that I should share this story about how kind he truly was.
  
  根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
  （1）Why did the mother become worried in summer？

  
  A．Because her husband passed away.
  B．Because there were too many chores.
  C．Because she had to cut grass.
  D．Because her child was too young.
  （2）How long did the neighbor help to cut the grass？

  
  A．For about one month.
  B．For about two months.
  C．For about three months.
  D．For about four months.
  （3）Which picture means "Poignantly"？

  
  A．
  B．
  C．
  D．
  （4）What does the writer think of the neighbour？

  
  A．Kind.
  B．Strong.
  C．Healthy.
  D．Thankful.
  （5）What's the best title of this article？

  
  A．The Heaviest Chores
  B．I Am Older Now
  C．My Dad Passed Away
  D．Thank You Neighbor
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• 3．When the air is polluted we wear masks to protect our lungs （肺）.What about bees and butterflies？They can't wear masks.
     New Scientist magazine recently reported findings from James Ryalls and his team at the University of Reading，UK.Their study found that air pollution is harmful （有害的） to pollinators （传花粉者） – insects like bees and butterflies.They can't smell flowers because of the pollution.
     Pollinators are important.They spread pollen （花粉） among plants with flowers.This helps the flower produce seed and fruit.Without pollinators，farms cannot make food.We all need pollinators.
     To do their study，Ryalls' team built eight areas.Then，they piped （吹送） nitrogen oxide （氧化氮） and ozone （臭氧） into six of these areas.The other two areas had normal air.They were the control group.
     "The results were much more severe （严重的） than we thought，" said Ryalls.The levels of pollution in their tests were similar to "normal road traffic".In such conditions，70 percent fewer insects entered the area.Once they were there，they didn't hang around.Visits to flowers decreased by up to 90 percent.
     Scientists explained that gases like nitrogen oxide and ozone can break down the scents （气味） of flowers.This makes it hard for insects to find their food.
     Maybe the most terrible thing is that the researchers created pollution levels that were legal （合法的） in the UK.Shannon Olsson，a scientist in India，called the results "important" because they show that "safe" levels of pollution keep pollinators away.
     "Air pollution is another stress on insects，" said Ryalls. "That adds to all the other stresses causing their numbers to decline （减少）."
  
  （1）What problem may air pollution cause to pollinators？

  
  A．They may have less food to eat.
  B．They may eat more fruit and vegetables.
  C．They can't smell flowers，so they spread（传播）less pollen.
  D．They may stop flowers giving out scents.
  （2）How did the scientists do the research？

  
  A．They recorded（记录）insects' activities on farms next to busy roads.
  B．They brought clean air to places with severe air pollution.
  C．They piped nitrogen oxide and ozone into eight areas.
  D．They compared（比较）insect behavior in areas with polluted air and normal air.
  （3）What happened to pollinators in areas with air pollution？

  
  A．They found food more easily.
  B．They could not find each other.
  C．They hung out（外出）more often.
  D．They visited flowers less.
  （4）What does Paragraph 7 show？

  
  A．Pollinators will only work in a "safe" environment.
  B．Even "safe" levels of pollution influence（影响）pollinators badly.
  C．The law will have less control over air pollution.
  D．An environment that is safe for insects is not safe for humans.
  （5）What is the experiment in the passage mainly about？

  
  A．The influence of air pollution on pollinating insects.
  B．Different levels of air pollution in the UK.
  C．Stresses that insects are facing.
  D．Causes of air pollution in big cities.
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三、语篇填空（25 小题，每小题 1 分，共 25 分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。

• 8．阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
     Erica was happy and she wrote her New Year' s resolutions（1）

  on a piece of paper.
     "Can I know（2）

  your resolutions are？" her mother asked.
     "I have three，" Erica said. "Take more exercise，make the bed（3）

  get an A in math."
     "The point of a resolution is to make you become better.Can you keep them？" her mother said.
     "Well，Mom，maybe not（4）

  of them.I can try my best in math，but I may not get an A."
     "Then maybe you should make an achievable （可实现的） resolution." Erica sat at the table，wondering，"How could I plan my time better（5）

  make these things happen？" " Plan!That is the answer!" Erica said excitedly." I should learn to plan my time after school so that I can do all these things."
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四、书面表达（1小题，每小题 20分，共 20 分）

• 9．"Life is like a box of of chocolate．You never know what you are going to get next．"
  ----Forrest Gump 中文译名：《阿甘正传》
      "Hope is a good thing．Maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies．"
  ----The Shawshank Redemption 中文译名：《肖申克的救赎》
      "We are all running very hard．We are all dream chasers（追梦人）．"
  ----President Xi Jingping
  以上材料告诉我们：生活是丰富多彩的，有快乐幸福也有伤心失落．但既然选择了远方，便只顾风雨兼程．所以在学习和生活中，我们要满怀希望、努力奔跑、追逐梦想．请以Dream Chaser为题，谈谈你自己的观点．
  要点提示：
  1．有自己的目标，并努力让它成为现实；
  2．勤奋学习，使自己不断强大；
  3．正确面对困难，积极参加社会活动；
  4．补充自己的观点．
  写作要求：
  1．文中必须包含所有提示要点，可适当发挥使行文连贯；
  2．条理清晰，字迹工整，词数不少于80；
  3．文章开头已给出，不计入总词数；
  4．文中不得出现真实人名和校名等相关信息．
  Dream Chaser As we know，life is not always smooth．Sometimes we may feel satisfied and sometimes we may feel upset．_________________________．
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